Speeding car hits divider on Surathkal NH 66, three injured
Surathkal: Three people sustained minor injuries as their car hit a divider and also a shop by the road after the driver lost control over the vehicle while traveling on the national highway 66 near Thadambail Marigudi here on Sunday morning.
The three passengers, including a youngster and two young ladies, left Udupi for Mangaluru in the car early Sunday morning. At around 3:30 am, when they reached Thadambail Marigudi, the driver is learned to have missed a turn as there was no signboard.
As the car was on high speed, the driver allegedly lost control over the vehicle, which not only hit but also crossed the divider on the highway before ramming a shop on the other side of the road.
The car is learned to be heavily damaged and the tyres blasted, due to the impact of the collision. The building too was found damaged.
The passengers had minor injuries, but are found to be out of danger. Their lives are learned to have been saved as the air bag of the car had been open during the accident.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
